Plate Tectonics

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Poll

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Did you ever think about digging a hole and ending up all the
way on the other side of the Earth?

Yes, and where would I be if I made it.

I have never thought of such nonsense.

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Quiz

Flocabulary Quiz 1

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What evidence is there that the continents once fit
together like pieces of a puzzle?

Dinosaurs ruled during the Mesozoic Era.

The Cambrian Explosion was an "explosion" of life found at the beginning of
the Paleozoic Era.
Similar rocks and fossils were found on the continents that fit together in the
past, Pangea.

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What caused Continental Drift to break up Pangea?

Human's desire to conquer the world.

Tectonic Plates

The continual weight to the dinosaurs running around.

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What has the "drift" created?

Land formations

Ocean formations

Trenches, Volcanoes, & Earthquakes

All answers are correct.

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Sea Floor Spreading | 100 Greatest Discoveries

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Quiz

Checkpoint Charlie

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Which of the following best explains why fossils of the
same species of a reptile were discovered in South
America and West Africa?

Land bridges connected the continents.

The reptiles could swim the distance between South America and Africa.

Reptiles in South America and Africa evolved.

The continents were once joined.

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Which is the best evidence that 2 continents were once
connected?

They exist along the same latitude.

They have similar types of rocks and fossils.

They have the same climate.

They are in the same stage of succession.

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What do earthquakes tell scientists about the history of
the planet?

The oceans are much deeper today than millions of years ago.

Dinosaurs became extinct about 65 million years ago.

The continents of Earth are continually moving.

The Earth's climate is continually changing.

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The Earth processes happening today are strikingly similar to
those that occurred in the past. It's like everything is happening
in cycles! Can you guess what this principle is called?

The Law of Superposition

Seafloor Spreading

Uniformitarianism

The Law of Continental Drift

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We've found fossils of the same reptile species in South
America and western Africa. What could be the best
explanation for this exciting discovery?

There were magical land bridges connecting the continents.

Reptiles had a secret evolution party in both South America and Africa.

The reptiles were Olympic swimmers and could swim the distance between
South America and Africa.
The continents of South America and Africa were once a big happy family and
were joined together.

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